Question

The insertion or deletion of a single base pair of DNA results in a
a. missense mutation
b. nonsense mutation
c. duplitaion mutation
d. frameshift mutation

Answer 1

Answer:

Frameshift mautation.

Explanation:

Mutation may be defined as the sudden, heritable change in the DNA sequences of the organisms. Either a single DNA or a whole chromosome may get change due to mutation.

The insertion or deletion of a single base pair is known as point mutation. This mutation can change the reading frame and thus is considers as the frameshift mutation.

Hence, the correct answer is option (d).